NSW weather: Fast and furious storm lashes NSW coast - Daily Telegraph

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A man has died after being struck by a flying gas bottle in Sydney during last night’s wild storm.

The 37-year-old was walking along Harrington Street in The Rocks before midnight when a gas bottle is believed to have become airborne and collided with the man.

He was taken inside a nearby hotel by witnesses but his condition deterioriated before he wa transferred to St Vincent’s Hospital where he died.

Police at the scene where a man was struck by a gas bottle during last night’s storm. Picture: Bill Hearne

Anyone with information is urged to contact police.

Meanwhile, Sydney is assessing damage to trees and power lines following the storm cell which moved through the city after 10:30pm.

Heavy rain and strong winds battered the city after forming over Richmond, Liverpool, Penrith and Colo Heights.

Trees and power lines were brought down and a roof ripped off a duplex at Belmore. Picture: Bill Hearne

The storm tracked east felling trees in Dural, Kurrajong Heights and Rhodes.

The fast-moving storm cell was almost completely out of the harbour city by 11:15pm and wind gusts of up to 101km/h were recorded at Richmond.

Damaging hail pelted down in the west and bellowing thunder shook homes in Mt Druitt.

“Never seen a storm like this before,” said one Twitter user, as #SydneyStorm again topped social media.

Torrential rain and high winds have caused havoc across Sydney. Picture: Bill Hearne

Hailstones that fell in Wollongong on Tuesday night. Picture: Madeline Crittenden

Earlier, storms had belted the Illawarra region near Bowral before moving north towards Sydney.

It comes a week after catastrophic storms across the state caused flash flooding and power outages for thousands of customers.

On Monday Ausgrid finished restoring power to most of the thousands of properties affected by power outages by last week’s storms.

A fierce lightning storm seen in Sydney’s southwest from St Leonards north of the city. Picture: Damilare Polley

Last week’s rain brought a massive influx of water into Sydney’s dams, with Warragamba Dam now at more than 80 per cent capacity.

More than 80mm of rain fell into the catchment over the past week.

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